The Whitsunday Solar Farm is a solar farm located at Collinsville in North Queensland, Australia. It has a generating capacity of 57.5 megawatts. Operations commenced in 2018. [1] The power station is jointly owned by Edify Energy and Wirsol. [1] It is co-located at the same site as the Hamilton Solar Farm and the Daydream Solar Farm. [2]
Collinsville Power Station is located in Collinsville, Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. It had five coal powered steam turbines with a combined generation capacity of 190 MW of electricity. The coal-fired power station closed in 2013. A solar power farm generating 42MW has been built on adjacent land.
Collinsville is a rural town and locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Collinsville had a population of 1,496 people.
Scottville is a rural town and locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census the locality of Scottville had a population of 259 people.
Gumlu is a town and coastal locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the locality of Gumlu had a population of 181 people.
Solar power is a fast-growing industry in Australia. As of June 2023, Australia's over 3.52 million solar PV installations had a combined capacity of 32,095 MW photovoltaic (PV) solar power, of which at least 4,389 MW were installed in the preceding 12 months. In 2019, 59 solar PV projects with a combined capacity of 2,881 MW were either under construction, constructed or due to start construction having reached financial closure. Solar accounted for 12.4% of Australia's total electrical energy production in 2021.
Mount Coolon is a rural town and locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the locality of Mount Coolon had a population of 64 people.
Springlands is a rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.
Cannonvale is a coastal locality and resort town in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Cannonvale had a population of 5,716 people.
Guthalungra is a rural town and coastal locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the locality of Guthalungra had a population of 112 people.
Gannawarra Solar Farm is a photovoltaic solar power station in the Gannawarra Shire, 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) west of Kerang in the Australian state of Victoria. It generates up to 60 MWdc electricity and exports up to 50.61 MWAC to the National Electricity Market at 66 kV.
Mandalay is a coastal locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Mandalay had a population of 338 people.
Daydream Solar Farm is a photovoltaic power station developed by Edify Energy in Springlands, Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. It uses a single-axis tracking system to follow the sun across the sky. It generates up to 180MW DC and 150MW AC.
Bogie is a rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Bogie had a population of 207 people.
Shell Energy Australia provides gas, electricity, environmental products and energy productivity services to commercial and industrial customers.
The Barcaldine Solar Farm is a solar farm located five kilometres east of the town of Barcaldine in Central Queensland, Australia. The power station is owned by Elecnor and is situated on a 90 hectare site. It will use single-axis tracking technology. The power station can generate 20 megawatts AC. It consists of 78,000 panels.
The Clare Solar Farm is a solar farm located 35 kilometres south-west of Ayr at Clare in North Queensland, Australia. The 125 megawatt DC power station is owned by Lighthouse Solar. Construction commenced in 2016 and was complete by May 2018. It features 393,300 single-axis tracking panels spread over 300 hectares. The solar panels were supplied by Trina Solar.
The Hamilton Solar Farm is a solar farm at Collinsville in North Queensland, Australia. The power station can generate 69 megawatts of power. It is owned and operated by Gentari. The site covers 330 hectares. It is co-located with the Whitsunday Solar Farm and the Daydream Solar Farm.
The Hughenden Solar Farm is a solar farm at Hughenden in North West Queensland, Australia. The power station was constructed by BayWa, beginning in 2017. Construction was completed in 2018. Lighthouse Infrastructure bought the solar farm from Baywa who continue to operate and manage the plant.
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